Latest Biola Blog Articles

• The Good Book Blog

  Spiritual Nibbling

  Mick Boersma — June 27, 2022

  I’ve been asked by many alumni and other friends, “So, how’s retirement life going?” Fair question. My answer usually runs along the line of “Well,...

• Think Biblically

  [BONUS] The Bible and LGBTQ Relationships

  with Colby Martin

  Sean McDowell — June 26, 2022

  In this bonus episode, Sean talks with progressive Christian pastor Colby Martin about Scripture and same-sex unions. They discuss what the Bible...

• Talbot Magazine

  Pastoring on Both Sides of the Pacific

  Meet 10 Talbot Alumni Serving the Korean Church

  Ben Shin — June 24, 2022

  Talbot School of Theology has a long and rich partnership with Korean and Korean American students over its 70-year history. With the rapid spread...

• Talbot Magazine

  From the Dean: Spring 2022

  Clinton E. Arnold — June 24, 2022

  One of the great joys I have had since I began teaching at Talbot in 1987 are my Korean students. Hundreds of Korean students have gone through my...

• Talbot Magazine

  Dr. Clint Arnold Transitions from Dean to Faculty

  Talbot Magazine Staff — June 24, 2022

  After 10 years of serving as dean of Talbot School of Theology, Dr. Clinton E. Arnold will be stepping down from the role and returning to the...

• Talbot Magazine

  Talbot Launches New Doctor of Ministry Tracks

  Joel Elies — June 24, 2022

  African American Ministry In our rapidly changing culture, African American pastors and leaders have a unique opportunity to be a voice of hope,...

• Talbot Magazine

  The Holy Spirit Center Launches the Diplomado en Ministerio y Liderazgo

  Jen Ning Quan — June 24, 2022

  In 2020, Biola’s Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit Today (the Holy Spirit Center) discovered that pastors within the...

• Talbot Magazine

  Faculty Retirement Tributes: Spring 2022

  Talbot Magazine Staff — June 24, 2022

  Talbot School of Theology thanks faculty for their many years of faithful service. Here are abbreviated versions of written tributes for each...

• Talbot Magazine

  Faculty Profile: Spring 2022

  Carmen Imes

  Ashish Naidu — June 24, 2022

  Dr. Carmen Imes brings to Biola a passion for helping students and other laypeople engage the Old Testament and discover its relevance for...

• Talbot Magazine

  Shelf Life: Spring 2022

  Talbot Magazine Staff — June 24, 2022

  Key Approaches to Biblical Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue Markus Zehnder, Contributor Professor of Old Testament and Semitics Brill,...

• Talbot Magazine

  Book Excerpt: Spring 2022

  What is Temptation to Sin?

  John McKinley — June 24, 2022

  Many Christians likely feel shocked and irritated to be accosted by temptations, and we may even feel shame and reproach ourselves for allowing...

• Talbot Magazine

  New Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program

  John Coe — June 24, 2022

  Dr. Berry Bishop has been named the director of the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program at Talbot. Serving as the interim director since the...

• Talbot Magazine

  Best of the Blog: Spring 2022

  A Bigger Umbrella

  Mick Boersma — June 24, 2022

  My wife and I recently watched the first two seasons of The Chosen, a video series on the life of Christ being produced by Dallas Jenkins. We found...

• Talbot Magazine

  Talbot’s Kyiv Extension Students Experience the Horrors of War and Shine the Light of Jesus

  Eric Oldenburg — June 24, 2022

  On Feb. 24, Russia launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, where Talbot has an extension program, offering a Master of Arts in Biblical and...

• Think Biblically

  How Not to Read the Bible

  with Dan Kimball

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 23, 2022

  What do we say to some of the hard questions skeptics raise about the Bible? Some of the Bible is hard to understand and gives us pretty tough...

• The Good Book Blog

  Gender Matters: Part 4 — Authority that Submits

  Mark Saucy — June 22, 2022

  The following is the fourth post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, ...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 47: Hospitable Orthodoxy, Part 3

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Karen Swallow Prior — June 20, 2022

  Tim and Rick have been discussing the practice of hospitable orthodoxy with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. In this episode, Dr. Prior shares how...

• Think Biblically

  Darwinian Racism

  with Richard Weikart

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 16, 2022

  What exactly is the connection between Darwinian evolutionary theory and what is often called “social Darwinism” that emerged out of it—that...

• Biola News

  Biola Public Relations Student Wins National Competition

  Marta Dropping won the the 2022 Washington Media Scholars Foundation Media Plan Case Competition

  KiYong Kim — June 15, 2022

  Biola University student Marta Dropping, a public relations and strategic communication senior, won the 2022 Washington Media Scholars Foundation...

• The Good Book Blog

  What is Progressive Dispensationalism?

  Kenneth Berding — June 15, 2022

  Progressive Dispensationalism is a pattern of biblical interpretation that focuses — not entirely, but most particularly — on the question of how...

• The Good Book Blog

  Gender Matters: Part 3 — The Great Invitation

  Mark Saucy — June 13, 2022

  The following is the third post in a series exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, Gender Matters: Part...

• Think Biblically

  The Revolutionary Disciple

  with Jim Putman

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 10, 2022

  What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus today? What unique challenges do Christians face in our present culture and how can we grow in our...

• The Good Book Blog

  Experiencing the Absence of God: Be Willing for Annihilation

  John McKinley — June 10, 2022

  The following is the fourth and final post in a series on how one can respond when experiencing the absence of God. Read the previous post, “ Find...

• Biola News

  Book Highlighting Women Central to the Work of Christian Ministry Wins Several Awards

  Cook School of Intercultural Studies professor Dr. Leanne Dzubinski’s book highlights the roles of women in ministry

  Sarah Dougher — June 08, 2022

  Women have overcome obstacles in their ministries and transformed cultural constraints to spread the gospel historically, writes Biola University...

• The Good Book Blog

  Gender Matters: Part 2 — The Body of Gender

  Mark Saucy — June 07, 2022

  The following is the second post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, ...